Public works bid sought for Indiana Street sidewalk project
The Common Council of Greencastle Indiana invites bids on the Indiana street improvement from Hanna to Berry streets. Proposals include cement sidewalks four feet wide each side, brick alley crossings, combined curbs with brick outside edges, and related work per specifications on file. Bids due Sept 7 1914 at 7 00 PM and publicly opened in City Hall.
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Eastle
Indiana
Neastle
Indiana Street
Greencastle
Hanna Street
Berry Street
Osale
Tragedy of a Sleeping Car Porter and a Ruthless Passenger
A sleeping car porter endures Baynes’s tyrannical demand for wake times and special treatment. Baynes dominates berth seven cars, while the terrified porter battles fatigue and fear until he collapses and abandons railroading. The tale ends with Baynes secure, the porter seeking obscure work away from rails.
Wise Owl and the Crow's Quiet Lesson
A terse tale notes a Wise old owl perched in a chestnut tree who avoids noise while a Black old crow causes trouble overhead. The hunter ends the crow’s disturbances, declaring silence best. one owl remains alive surpassing five dead crows. James W. Babcock.
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Hunter
James W. Babcock
Simple Justice in a Rural Courtroom
A country Justice of the Peace presides over a cow theft case with a town attorney's motion to quash. The judge threatens contempt and the motion is carried by the defense with four witnesses backing the quash. The proceedings are quashed and the defendant is discharged.
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Gentenen
Petition to Improve Highway in Putnam County Indiana
Auditor of Putnam County Indiana notes a filed petition by W P Thompson and others for highway improvement in Jackson Township. Hearing set before the Board of Commissioners on September 7 1914. Petition describes crushed stone macadam road 35 feet wide about three miles long with specified ditching and grading. Signed by many residents and dated August 17 1914.
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Putnam County
Indiana
W. P. Thompson
Jackson Township
Board of Commissioners
Said County
Sala Township
J. W. Hargan
H. Blaydes
Crosby
W. J. Dickerson
KL. M. Shawler
Joseph Jeffries
C. T. Lane
L. D. Crosby
Claud Jeffries
G. D. Eggers
Ruben Walls
Geo. A. McCloud
Hilary Shawler
Charles Tan Yers
J. T. Higgins
James W. Solonberry
M. RB. Rogers
B. PF. Walls
A. M. Keck
John H. Dickerson
Charley \. Dew
Harry Higgins
G. N. Coffman
Madison Keck
Hiram KE. Keck
J. B. Eggers
J. A. Stewart
J. BE. Cullipher
J. M. Branson
Oscar Kent
O. H. Robbins G
Boling
W Ader
W Grantham
W. F. Grantham
BE. O. Young
Alberts. Allen
Geo. Woody
Charles M. Witt
Grover Barker
Elisha Vatrieh
RL EB. Crosby
John H. Morand
ET. Cox
George L. Miller
Elmer Newby
W. H. Lafoe
John Russell
P. M. Rust
K. P. Bulton
Y. N . New
O. M. Petre
Claud Dean
W. Smythe
Martin T. Henry
H. 0. Barker
I. Modlin
G. A. Wilson
W. G. Blay
Real Estate Transfers in Clinton Clinton Greencastle and Warren
Real estate transfers listed include Ruth J Turner to Layman Cooper in Warren township and multiple deeds in Greencastle Clinton and Roachdale. Names include Eiteljorge Mosley Goodwin Adams and transfers involving parcels in Clinton township with various buyers and sizes.
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Ruth J. Turner
United States
Obadiah Goodwin
Clinton
Samuel Adams
Clinton Township
Cook at Simpson’s dies after forty seven years cooking English fare
Thomas Davey famed for roasting English beef and mutton at Simpson in the Strand London has died. He championed pure English cookery and scoffed at French methods, recalling anecdotes from Dickens Thackeray and theatre circles connected to Simpson’s historic Knights’ Club table.
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London
Thomas Davey
Old England
Simpson-in-the-Strand
States
Simpson's
Davey
South Down
Simpson
Strand
Dickens
Thackeray
Toole
Irving
George Augustus Sala
Uial
Willian ‘Terris
Prince
Adelphi
Knights’ Club
Freak pig with human face and elephant trunk found in Hawkinsville
Joseph Fleischman, a Hawkinsville merchant, owns a remarkable pig described as having a human face in its eye and two noses, including an elephant trunk growing from its forehead. The hairless creature was purchased from a nearby farmer about half a mile away.
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Hawkinsville
Joseph Fleischman
South
Fleischman
Husband arrested as masher after Broadway salute
Eugene Oppen approached his wife on Broadway last night and saluted her. She did not recognize him and had him arrested as a masher. After recognition she secured his release. He upbraided her for the arrest and she again called police, taking him to jail on a charge of disturbing the peace.
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Haynes
Bret Harte
Baynes
Taw Centre
Yassuh
Hickory Springs
Yassul
Buffalo
New York
Eugene Oppen
Broadway
Maeher
Jell
Red Flannel Best Reducer Inspires Odd Claims
A chaotic clipping cites John Upton of Chicago touting red flannel and safety pins as a flesh reducing cure, claiming 22 pounds lost in two days while others note a 22-pound loss in 29 days for a detective exam. Separate items mention a school railway bicycle for field trips in Idaho and a cat Ida Bishop calls James wearing red, with a cap and spectacles.
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Chicago
John Upton
Temperature Variations Linked to Atmospheric CO2 Levels
A Washington government scientist reports a study linking earth temperature changes to atmospheric carbonic acid levels. A reduction of about half could drop global mean temperatures by around 5 degrees, potentially triggering a new glacial period, while increasing CO2 two to three times could raise temperatures by about 15 degrees, reviving hot Eocene conditions.
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Washington
Macbeth star called to summon carriage for Baroness Swartz
In a Berlin theater passage after a grand ball, a famed Court Theater actor agrees to an unusual request from a stylish woman. She asks him to shout in the street for Baroness Swartz’s carriage using his powerful Donnerstimme voice.
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Berlin
Donnerstimme
Evolution of Golf Balls From Feathers to Gelatin
The article traces golf ball history from feather-filled cores to gelatin stuffing. It notes bowls balls were marble and links to marbles, mentions shinty as an early form of golf and compares early footballs as leather balls filled with wind.
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London
Weather predicting stone found in Finland
A stone reportedly foretelling weather changes was found in Finland by an explorer and studied by scientists. It shows a white mottled appearance in sunshine and shifts from gray to black as rain approaches. composed of clay water and rock salt, it darkens when moisture rises, acting as a barometer.
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Finland
Best trolley wheels avoid lead content says Brass World
The Brass World declares trolley wheels with no lead are best as lead causes arching and rapid wear. It notes lead is common in scrap metals making non lead wheels hard to obtain, so wheels must be manufactured from new metals.
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Brass World
Deep mud delays New Orleans bridge piers design
Borings 1000 feet deep in New Orleans found only mud sand and clay making piers for a giant railroad bridge across the Mississippi a hard engineering problem. Piers rest on caissons over 60 by 126 feet and 140 feet high with bottoms 170 feet below river surface.
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New Orleans
Missiassopi
Berlin smokeless condition linked to fuel and furnace science
The smokeless condition in Berlin is attributed to widespread smokeless fuel use such as coke and briquets, expertly built boiler furnaces and chimneys, and the high skill of firemen. Before taking charge, he must learn the theory and practice of economical scientific firing.
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Berlin
Han
Norwegian Butter Exports Rise Sharply by 1905
Norwegian butter gains in popularity with Stavanger exports reaching 600000 pounds in 1905. The volume increased nearly 200000 pounds from 1904 and dollar value rose by about 26000 pounds over 1903.
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Mogland
Stavanger
Brain workers live longer than average say statistics
A study based on five hundred thirty eminent individuals shows an average lifespan of about 684% years, implying brain workers tend to be long lived.
Man Adopts Son’s Fame and Title Amid Syrian Birth
A man in Syria changes his name after the birth of his first son, adopting the child’s fame as his own and using the prefix abu meaning father to mark the new identity. The move follows traditional naming customs seen in Arab communities.
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Syria
Abu
Notice to Plumbers Putnam County Indiana 1914
Board of County Commissioners Putnam County Indiana invites sealed proposals for boiler and four bath tubs installation at the County Asylum. Bids due September 7 1914 by 1 PM in Greencastle with bond double bid. Right to reject bids reserved. Commissioners Houck Bunten and Sutherlin. Hid Aug 18 20 27.
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James E. Houck
James E. Bunten
H. Witt Sutherlin
Putnam County
Indiana
Hid
Notice to Gravel Road Contracts in Putnam County Indiana
Putnam County Indiana board of commissioners invites sealed bids for 15 3600 feet macadam gravel road improvement on W Harmless road in Monroe Township. Bids due September 7 1914 at Greencastle Auditor's office with bonds and affidavits. Right to reject bids reserved.
Notice to Bridge Contract Putnam Morgan Counties
Sealed proposals will be received by the Putnam County Board of Commissioners Indiana at the County Auditor's office in Greencastle until 1 30 PM September 7 1914 for repair of the Stanley Bridge over Eel River on the county line between Putnam and Morgan counties Specifications on file in the Auditor's office Location 12 miles south of Coatesville and 10 miles east of Cloverdale Bid bonds two freehold sureties required Board may reject any bid James E F Houck James D Buntcn Posters Aug 18 20 27
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Board of Commissioners
County of
Putnam
State of
Indiana
Greencastle
Monroe Township
Putnam County
W. Harmless
L. Airhart
Herald
Board of County Commissioners
Stanley
Eel River
Morgan Counties
Auditor’s
Coxtesville
Cloverdale
James EF. Houck
James DB. Bunten
H. Witt Sutherlin
Dentist Office Ad in Greencastle Indiana
Dr O F P Overstreet announces a dental office located in the Bence Building on South Vine Street Greencastle Indiana with services offered to residents and neighbors seeking care.
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Bence Building
South Vine Street
Greencastle
Tnd
W. W. Tucker Physician and Surgeon Practice Ad
W. W. Tucker physician and surgeon announces office at Vine Street between Washington and Walnut Street Greencartle Tha.
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Vine Street
Washington and
Walnut St
Greencartle
Tha
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